New Perspectives in Applying the Regression-Discontinuity Design for Program Evaluation: A Simulation Analysis

Evaluating educational programs is a core component of assessment. One challenge occurs because participants often enter into programs with diverse skills and backgrounds. The regression-discontinuity design has been used to evaluate programs amongst a diverse group, but noncompliance is a limitation. A simulation analysis illustrates the impact of noncompliance

Salary Equity Studies: An Analysis of Using the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition to Estimate Differences in Faculty Salaries by Gender

Parameter estimates for equity studies tested for stability are described. Bootstrap simulation can test whether parameter estimates remain stable given changes in the sample data; fractional polynomials can be used to access functional form specification; and variance inflation factors can be used to test for multicollinearity